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Latest post Fri, Aug 25 2006 12:30 AM by Philip. 1 replies.
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Breez  +  259034 Fri, 25 Aug 06 12:09 AM
If a sentence had something like, "...the protesters that..." is "that" used incorrectly?

In formal speech, is who needed even for collective groups of people?
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Philip  +  259037 Fri, 25 Aug 06 12:30 AM
 Breez wrote:
If a sentence had something like, "...the protesters that..." is "that" used incorrectly?

In formal speech, is who needed even for collective groups of people?
I think you can justify the use of either "that" or "who", but I wouldn't use "which".
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